Finally! How to Wear Super-Bright Polishes

Super-bright nail polish has been on my radar for some time now, but I have to say, while it's clearly become a summer trend, a lot of my friends aren't as excited as I am about it. I don't know why! I mean, what better season to work a lemon-yellow mani than this one, right? But then I realized, maybe they just don't know how to pull it off.

So I dialed up Ji Baek, the owner of Rescue Beauty Lounge in NYC and all-around nail know-it-all, to get her take.

"The nail length has to be short," says Baek. "Too long and it's like, 'Whoa!'"—which is so rarely a compliment (even in Jersey). "And nails need to be round. Too square, and they'll look like Chiclets." (Not good for teeth or nails.)

Baek also says you need to coordinate your mani and pedi. "Matching hands and feet are a statement. A yellow manicure with a red pedicure doesn't have the same impact. The change from light to dark breaks the visual flow."

Now that you know how to rock this look with confidence, check out the crop of bold new colors that have just hit shelves. Here are some of my favorites: